Automation Engineer

Darktrace Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity technology company in Cambridge is seeking an Automation Engineer to manage the automation stack for validating integrations with third-party technologies. You'll automate environment lifecycles, collaborate with product teams, and ensure system observability and reliability. Strong experience in DevOps, CI/CD workflows, and tools such as Terraform and Ansible is essential. The role provides competitive benefits including paid holidays and private medical insurance.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus public holidays

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with automation and IaC tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Proficiency in CI/CD workflows and containerization using Docker.
• Strong scripting skills in Python and/or Bash with solid Linux fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Build reproducible environments and standardize OS configurations.
• Collaborate with product teams to configure integrations and validate technologies.
• Implement logging, metrics, health checks, and automated drift detection.

Skills

Automation and IaC tools

CI/CD workflows

Scripting in Python and/or Bash

Linux fundamentals

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitLab CI

Docker

Job description

###Automation Engineer page is loaded## Automation Engineerlocations: Cambridge Officetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR100802Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit . **Job D****escription****:**Darktrace operates an integrations lab to validate, certify, and continuously test third-party technologies against our platform. As an Automation Engineer, you will own the lab’s automation stack, leveraging configuration management (e.g., Ansible) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) to provision, update, and maintain integration environments.**What will I be doing:**As the Automation Engineer, you’ll automate everything from base images and standardized configurations to test data seeding and synthetic traffic, ensuring our integration catalogue remains healthy, secure, and up to date. Key responsibilities include:* **Automating Environment Lifecycle**: Build reproducible environments, standardize OS configurations, and manage rollouts via CI/CD pipelines.* **Collaborating with Product Teams**: Configure new integrations, validate third-party technologies, and document setup and troubleshooting steps.* **Ensuring Observability & Reliability**: Implement logging, metrics, health checks, and automated drift detection; define SLOs and SLIs for uptime and recovery.* **Documentation & Enablement**: Maintain living documentation and integrate automation into self-service pipelines.**What Experience do I need:**You will be a skilled professional with a strong foundation in DevOps and automation, experienced in infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and scripting. You should demonstrate:* Hands-on experience with automation and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible)* Proficiency in CI/CD workflows (preferably GitLab CI) and containerization (Docker)* Strong scripting skills in Python and/or Bash, with solid Linux fundamentals**Nice to Have*** Experience with Kubernetes or virtualization platforms* Exposure to observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)* Familiarity with partner or vendor integration workflows**Benefits:*** 23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,* Additional day off for your birthday,* Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,* Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,* Salary sacrifice pension scheme,* Enhanced family leave,* Confidential Employee Assistance Program,* Cycle to work scheme.